Re: [linux-audio-user] Bass V-amp vs V-amp

From: Paul Coccoli <pcoccoli@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Thu Aug 10 2006 - 20:35:20 EEST

On 8/10/06, Jean-Baptiste Mestelan <mestelan@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
> I wondered if I such a DI box would make sense in my recording setup :
> bass ---> mixing console ---> soundcard
>
> How useful would it be to insert a DI ?
> bass ---> DI --> mixing console ---> soundcard
>
> A guitarist friend of mine has tried to convince me so, but I did not
> exactly grasp the whole argument ... I would have thought that the
> console already serves as a preamp, but I may miss some point ?
>
> Thanks for advice.
>

It should sound better using a DI since it will match the impedance.
What type of input are you using on the mixing console?

Borrow your friend's DI to hear the difference for yourself.
Received on Fri Aug 11 00:15:01 2006

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